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1910s

Propaganda is an effective tool to sway a public’s opinion, and one of the most effective ways to spread a message is in posters. These posters would have messages in them, and every aspect is designed to sway one’s thinking

The Soviets in Russia produced a great deal of propaganda in order to instill the ideas of the revolution in their subjects. Of all the propaganda available to me, I’ve selected one notable and early example from 1918, “The 1st

Following its seizure of power in 1917, the new Soviet government needed to establish itself quickly in the face of opposition from the so-called “Whites” — anti-Bolshevik elements of Russian society, backed by an amalgam of foreign powers — as

This poster from the Sackett and Wilhelms Corporation of New York, created in 1918, depicts many people pointing up and rejoicing at the ringing of the Liberty Bell, encouraging citizens to “ring it again, (and) buy U.S. government bonds (through

The roles of women changed dramatically over the course of the USSR’s history as leaders and economic conditions began to shift the balance of gender and power. Soviet communism liberated women from the home and gave them the opportunities to

The Tsar, the Priest and the Rich Man on the Shoulders of the Labouring People (1918) This poster is first and foremost supposed to represent what things were like for Russia before the October Revolution. In fact just looking at

During the First World War posters were the easiest form of propaganda to spread. Posters like this one depicting the woman called the Daughter of Liberty. She is a symbol of American motherhood, trying to protect countries that were having

During the First World War, food was rationed on the home front in nearly every belligerent nation in order to properly feed the soldiers fighting on the front lines. The United States was by no means an exception to this,

The Great War reshaped gender roles and led to several important advances for women in American society. By challenging traditional gender roles, the war provided new and exciting opportunities for women outside of the domestic sphere and into the workforce.